Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
22
13
13
7
29
34
52
50
47
65
65
66
67
45
43
42
42
43
66
76
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
0
NW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
NW
20
SSE
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM2.75m
10:31PM2.92m
11:29AM2.96m
11:26PM3.16m
12:14PM3.15m
Low Tide
4:22PM1.11m
4:57AM0.46m
5:18PM0.88m
5:47AM0.23m
6:03PM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:20
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7:22
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7:24
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6:29
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6:25
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6:22
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
9
9
9
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
12
10
10
8
4
4
4
7
5
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
7
4
3
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